Chương 1880: Battle of the North Sea (26)

Compared with the navy of the Grand Line, these branch navies pale in comparison in terms of strength, training level and weaponry.

The weapons they used were either outdated antiques or inferior products eliminated from the Grand Line.

This gap is simply a world of difference and cannot be compared at all.

Compared with the elite troops of the Rockefeller Kingdom, there is a world of difference.

The Rockefeller Kingdom's army was like a heavenly army, and easily captured a naval branch.

Faced with such a powerful enemy, the branch navy on this island had almost no ability to fight back, and most of them chose to surrender.

There were only a few people who really dared to resist, only a few hundred or so.

As for the remaining thousand or so people, after some investigation, it was discovered that most of them were useless people who were just waiting to die.

The reason these people were able to enter the navy was either because of various connections or to receive a military salary. Some of them were even just doing clerical work and had no combat effectiveness at all.

After learning about these situations, Esdeath also had a general understanding of the structure of this naval branch.

What left her speechless was that the total number of navy personnel in this naval branch was as many as two thousand!

Among them, there are only one thousand troops who can actually participate in the battle, and the other one thousand are completely useless people who got in through connections.

It is really unbelievable that a military base that is supposed to be used for military purposes actually keeps half of the people as waste.

What is even more unbelievable is that, as far as Esdeath knows, this is the result of the Navy Headquarters wanting to expand its strength and eliminate some old and weak ones.

If it were four or five years ago, among these two thousand navy soldiers, there would probably be only two or three hundred who could truly cope with the battle in the North Sea.

The remaining 1, 700 navy officers were simply a mob with no combat effectiveness at all.

It is conceivable how corrupt the navies of the world have become!

Esdeath ruthlessly disbanded all these captured useless navy and even let them go without any hesitation.

After all, these people are so vulnerable that even if they were given a hundred courages, they would never dare to come back for revenge.

These more than a thousand sailors boarded the small wooden boats that the Rockefeller Kingdom looked down upon and quickly fled the island like a stray dog.

In this way, Esdeath no longer needed to provide food for the more than a thousand prisoners, which saved a lot of trouble.

After resolving the issue of the Navy branch, Esdeath led her army to continue the expedition without stopping, and began to eliminate other Navy branches in the surrounding waters one by one.

At the same time, in another place, the battle between the army led by Caesar and the Tulip Kingdom officially began.

The Tulip Kingdom, this name sounds full of romance and poetry. It is located on a beautiful island called Tulip.

The island is world-famous for its tulip production, attracting a large number of merchants every year to purchase these gorgeous flowers.

Because of this, the Tulip Kingdom became extremely rich.

Of course, the wealth mentioned here only applies to the Tulip Kingdom and has nothing to do with the ordinary people living in this country.

In order to obtain huge wealth, the Tulip Kingdom planted almost the entire island with tulips, completely ignoring the cultivation of food.

This means that the people on the island not only have to face the dilemma of food shortage, but also have to bear the high prices caused by dependence on food imports.

One can imagine how difficult life is for these ordinary people.

They could only rely on purchasing food from outside, and the island's only source of income - the tulip industry - was monopolized by the island's kingdom and nobles.

Ordinary people could only make a living by planting tulips for the king and nobles, which was an extremely miserable life.

When Caesar arrived at the port of the Tulip Kingdom with his huge army fleet, surprisingly, no army came to stop him.

Not even a cannon was seen. All that came into view were panicked merchant ships and dock workers busy in the port.

In this way, Caesar led his 10, 000-man army to the Tulip Island effortlessly.

After some in-depth research, Caesar learned that there were eight cities in the Tulip Kingdom, one of which was the royal city.

In addition, seven other grand dukes were granted fiefdoms in the Tulip Kingdom, and they respectively governed the seven most powerful regions in the kingdom.

Such a feudal system resulted in the entire kingdom being in disarray, with each kingdom acting on its own.

The people of the Tulip Kingdom became extravagant and lived a luxurious life by growing tulips.

Since it is a member of the World Government, it does not worry about invasion.

It is also because of this that the country's military preparations are extremely lax. In order to reduce military expenditures, the excess funds are used for enjoyment, and the country has simply given up on forming a kingdom army.

In this country, only some nobles have guards around them, while ordinary people have almost no military protection.

In other words, the entire kingdom only had guards and sheriffs, and no regular army at all.

When Caesar learned about the peculiar structure of the Tulip Kingdom, he was shocked and confused.

This was the first time he had seen such a bizarre kingdom. A country that didn't even have its own army had been able to exist for more than two hundred years without interruption.

In pursuit of personal enjoyment, the royal family of this kingdom actually disbanded the army. When faced with pirate attacks, they can only rely on the navy for rescue. When faced with the threat of annexation by other kingdoms, they can only seek help from the World Government.

They completely disregarded the lives of the people. Such a rubbish royal family was able to last for such a long time. Even Caesar couldn't help but feel a little envious of the Tulip Kingdom.

Enjoying pleasure every day, this is the life Caesar has always dreamed of!

The reality was contrary to his expectations. Not only did he have to work hard here, but he also had to face the drunken life of the guys opposite him.

This made Caesar extremely angry and dissatisfied.

"Brother, I've already done all the research. I haven't heard of any experts here. They're all just a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Robert looked at Caesar and said confidently.

When Caesar heard this, his anger burned even more fiercely.

He decided to teach these drunken and dreaming guys a severe lesson with thunderous force, so that they would feel the real fear.